The Uncleanness of Men (Deuteronomy 23:9–14)
1 UEB Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
2 UEB "Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, 'When any man has an infected fluid that comes out of his body, he becomes unclean. BSB BSB: “Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.
3 UEB His uncleanness is due to this infected fluid. Whether his body flows with fluid or is stopped up, it is unclean. BSB BSB: This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.
4 UEB Every bed on which he lies will be unclean, and everything on which he sits will be unclean. BSB BSB: Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
5 UEB Whoever touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
6 UEB Anyone who sits on anything on which the man with the flow of infected fluid sat, that person must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
7 UEB Anyone who touches the body of the one who has a flow of infected fluid must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
8 UEB If the person who has such a flow of fluid spits on someone who is clean, then that person must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: If the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
9 UEB Any saddle which he who has a flow rides upon will be unclean. BSB BSB: Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.
10 UEB Whoever touches anything that was under that person will be unclean until evening, and anyone who carries those things must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; he will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
11 UEB Whomever he who has such a flow touches without first having rinsed his hands in water, the person who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
12 UEB Any clay pot that the one with such a flow of fluid touches must be broken, and every container of wood must be rinsed in water. BSB BSB: Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.
The Cleansing of Men 13 UEB When he who has a flow is cleansed from his flow, then he must count for himself seven days for his cleansing; then he must wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water. Then he will be clean. BSB BSB: When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
14 UEB On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons and come before Yahweh at the entrance to the tent of meeting; there he must give the birds to the priest. BSB BSB: On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.
15 UEB The priest must offer them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and the priest must make atonement for him before Yahweh for his flow. BSB BSB: The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.
16 UEB If any man has an emission of semen, then he must bathe his whole body in water; he will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
17 UEB Every garment or leather on which there is semen must be washed with water; it will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
18 UEB If a woman and a man sleep together and there is a transfer of semen to her, they must both bathe themselves in water; they will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
The Uncleanness of Women 19 UEB When a woman menstruates, her impurity will continue for seven days, and whoever touches her will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
20 UEB Everything she lies on during her period will be unclean; everything that she sits on will also be unclean. BSB BSB: Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,
21 UEB Whoever touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; that person will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
22 UEB Whoever touches anything that she sits on must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; that person will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
23 UEB Whether it is on the bed or on anything on which she sits, if he touches it, that person will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.
24 UEB If any man sleeps with her, and if her impure flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days. Every bed on which he lies will be unclean. BSB BSB: If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
25 UEB If a woman has a flow of blood for many days that is not in the time of her menstruation, or if she has a flow beyond the time of her menstruation, during all the days of the flow of her uncleanness, she will be as if she were in the days of her period. She is unclean. BSB BSB: When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.
26 UEB Every bed on which she lies all during her flow of blood will be to her just like the bed on which she lies during her menstruation, and everything on which she sits will be unclean, just like the uncleanness of her menstruation. BSB BSB: Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.
27 UEB Whoever touches any of those things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until evening. BSB BSB: Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
The Cleansing of Women 28 UEB But if she is cleansed from her flow of blood, then she will count for herself seven days, and after that she will be clean. BSB BSB: When a woman is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean.
29 UEB On the eighth day she will take to her two doves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting. BSB BSB: On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
30 UEB The priest will offer one bird as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and he will make atonement for her before Yahweh for her unclean flow of blood. BSB BSB: The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.
31 UEB This is how you must separate the people of Israel from their uncleanness, so they will not die due to their uncleanness, by defiling my tabernacle, where I live among them. BSB BSB: You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
32 UEB These are the regulations for anyone who has a flow of fluid, for any man whose semen goes out of him and makes him unclean, BSB BSB: This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,
33 UEB for any woman who has a menstrual period, for anyone with a flow of fluid, whether male or female, and for any man who sleeps with an unclean woman.'" BSB BSB: of a woman in her menstrual period, of any male or female who has a discharge, and of a man who lies with an unclean woman.’”
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